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On Sunday I ran the Route 66 Half Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   That makes it state #32. On Saturday morning Jaime and I made our way to the expo.  Our plan was to meet Bart Yasso for a shakeout run at 10am but quickly changed our minds when we saw that it was raining.  The…

On Sunday I ran in state #31 in New Jersey.  I’ve already written about what I did the day before the race. On race day I got up at 5:20 am.  I slept OK that night but was still tired and had a headache.  I quickly made my coffee and got dressed.  The night before…

On Sunday I ran the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon with my friend Jaime.  I can honestly say it was a great race! My last race was the Disneyland Half Marathon in August.  It was that week after the race that I decided not to run anymore the Chicago Marathon.  Since then my running/training went…

Happy New Year!! In December I ran 142.39 miles compared to 104.65 in November.  December was the month where I ran the most miles.  Plus, according to my cool spreadsheet, I finally ran over 1,000 miles this year. I signed up again for the Runner’s World Holiday Running Streak.  I wasn’t able to complete it last…

Done, state #29 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was my last race in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series.  Last year I bought a TourPass which gave me “free” registration to their races this year.  I ran almost each one and the TourPass was the best deal ever!  I know it is being offered again…

Done with state #28 in NH! I will admit that the course description scared me.  It is described as “hilly, challenging, and scenic”.  I almost backed out but am glad that I did in fact run this race. The expo was really small.  The highlight of it was meeting Kathrine Switzer.  She is so friendly…

Whew!  Done with state #27! Last week I was supposed to run in Denver but a few days before the race I decided not to go.  I was tired and my mother was going back to Mexico and I wanted to spend more time with her. I arrived in St. Louis at 10am and got…

Two years ago I ran the full marathon and this year I ran the half marathon.  My flight was late from my layover in Baltimore so I did not make it to the expo till after 1pm.  The city of Hartford was definitely ready for the runners. It was a gorgeous morning on race day (50…